Tag: Spinal Cord
Teresa Hukari makes painstaking progress
The year 2006 was a life-altering one for Teresa Hukari, a Hood River native who was injured last March in a freak skiing accident...
Steady progress for quadriplegic Wyoming man
Progress for Andy Scott comes in bits and pieces.
The Powell, Wyo., man underwent experimental stem cell surgery in Europe six months ago in hopes...
Turning pain to gain
BARTLETT -- More than 18 years ago, 20-year-old Dale Spencer of Bartlett tripped and fell by a set of railroad tracks while taking a...
Use your mind, keep body safe
Paralyzed former race car driver takes advice about spinal cord injuries to students in South Florida high schools.
The high-tech, mechanized wheelchair caught their attention....
Spinal cord injury prevention tips
Always wear a seat belt. Secure or buckle children into age- and weight-appropriate child safety seats.
Do not ride in a car with a driver...
Connecticut Murderball
Depending on how you read the situation, the Connecticut Jammers are either having a bad year or a great one.
The state’s wheelchair rugby team’s...
Oh, to be young and uninsured: Bad idea
USA TODAY, in partnership with ABC News, is exploring the issues of being young and in debt in a six-week series that began Monday,...
Near-term goal is to walk again
Last year: The Oregon native was in his sophomore year at Oregon State University, working on a business major (finance management) and playing baseball....
Back on her feet
This time last year, Gianna Cotroneo was in a wheelchair, her back in a brace and on the mend after a sledding crash fractured...
freeSpeech- Annette Ross
Seven years ago, Annette Ross suffered a spinal cord injury while giving birth.
